The skeptical side of me thought there would probably be only a couple of decent waterfalls, and the rest would just be fillers, but I was wrong. These were all legitimately gushing falls ranging from 27 feet to 178 feet. You can even walk behind 4 of them!

The hike itself is well-marked and easy to navigate. It can get muddy, but that’s the nature of most hikes in Oregon. They have signs at each fall so you know you won’t miss them and plenty of benches where you can rest.

Since moving to Portland, we’ve had to adjust to the rain and gloom. When the sun is out, you have to take it all in, but even if it’s raining, you can’t let that stop you from exploring. Seriously, you’ll go insane if you don’t! Our friends over at Bota Box wanted to send us on another adventure and sent over some wine to help fuel our waterfall hike. Isn’t it nice that you can drink in most Oregon state parks? 🙂 It made the hike even more relaxing!

Previously, we had gone on a Joshua Tree climbing trip with Bota Box and had the Brick (equivalent to 2 bottles) and the Box (equivalent to 4 bottles). On this hike, we loved having the Minis! We brought a Chardonnay, Nighthawk Black, and Cabernet Sauvignon with us. Can you believe that each of these contain 3 glasses of wine?!

Trail of Ten Falls Hiking Directions:

Starting at the Main Parking Lot, follow the Rim Trail.

After 0.9 miles, you will intersect with Winter Trail and there will be a sign to Winter Falls (skip it for now, you’ll see it later).

Stay on this trail for two miles until you see a sign for Upper North Falls. Hike there and back (0.3 miles each way).

After you come back, take the right fork (the right side of the fence) down into the canyon on Canyon Trail.

After a switch back, you will see North Falls and get a chance to walk behind it.

Follow the trail for another 1.1 miles to Twin Falls.

A short 0.3-mile stroll after Twin Falls will take you to a bridge where you can walk to see Winter Falls.

Turn around and head back to Canyon Trail. Turn left to continue.

The next 0.4 miles will take you Middle North Falls, Drake Falls, a short detour to Double Falls, and Lower North Falls.

Continue another mile. About halfway down, depending on the season, you may see an unnamed fall across the river.

Once at the fork, go right towards Canyon Trail (not Maple Ridge Trail).

Shortly afterward, you will see Lower South Falls then finish at South Falls.

We took a few photos at the bridge at the bottom of South Falls then went around the back of the falls before heading back to the parking lot.